Comprehensive Plan Amendments

Amendments to the Comprehensive Plan are considered every two years. Applications for 2020 to 2021 will be accepted July 1, 2020 to July 31, 2020.
The Pierce County Comprehensive Plan sets the direction for accommodating and directing growth and development in unincorporated portions of the county. The county’s zoning and development regulations are based on this policy document.

Types of Amendment

Urban Growth Area (UGA)/Potential Annexation Area (PAA) Amendment

A change to the designated Urban Growth Area (UGA) or designated Potential Annexation Area (PAA) of any city or town within Pierce County.

Area-Wide Map Amendment

A change to the Land Use Designations Map. An Area-Wide Map Amendment, unlike a parcel or site-specific land use reclassification, is of area-wide significance and includes multiple separate properties under various ownerships. Single-parcel or single-ownership map changes may be appropriate only for correcting technical errors or for applications involving one of four types of planned communities.

Text Amendment

A change to the policies of the Comprehensive Plan text.

Community Plan Amendment

A change to the policies of an adopted community plan included in the Pierce County Comprehensive Plan.
Note: Changes to land use designations in a Community Plan area is an Area-Wide Map Amendment.

2018-2019 Comprehensive Plan Amendments

For the 2018-2019 process, the Pierce County Council approved Comprehensive Plan Amendments on April 30, 2019 throughOrdinance No. 2019-15s. A regulation package reflecting those changes will be heard by Planning Commission May 28, 2019 and by Council at a later date. The table below links to the application for each amendment, lists the amendment type and describes where to find each amendment, as approved.